School age population, lower secondary education, male in Belize
Belize: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 14,827 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
14,827
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
170th
of 220 countries
All-time high
15,773
in 2015
All-time low
6,091
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Belize, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Belize stood at 14,827.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Belize peaked at 15,773 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6,091, in 1970.
That places Belize 170th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,091 | — |
| 1971 | 6,342 | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 6,552 | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 6,776 | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 7,012 | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 7,244 | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 7,464 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 7,598 | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 7,669 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 7,653 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 7,598 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 7,538 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 7,331 | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 7,186 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 7,183 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 7,313 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 7,994 | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 8,332 | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 8,661 | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 8,991 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 9,283 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 9,549 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 9,811 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 10,040 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 10,245 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 10,463 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 10,694 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 10,971 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 11,279 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 11,569 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 11,890 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 12,235 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 12,521 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 12,845 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 13,098 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 13,311 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 13,512 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 13,740 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 14,002 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 14,303 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 14,676 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 14,983 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 15,294 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 15,583 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 15,748 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 15,773 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 15,755 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 15,725 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 15,674 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 15,626 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 15,548 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 15,468 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 15,134 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 14,980 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 14,842 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 14,827 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,040 | 6,091 | 7,669 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,813 | 7,183 | 8,991 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,390 | 9,283 | 11,569 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,146 | 11,890 | 14,303 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,484 | 14,676 | 15,773 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,133 | 14,827 | 15,548 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 167 Cape Verde 15,480 compare
- 168 Vanuatu 15,417 compare
- 169 Cyprus 14,950 compare
- 171 Western Sahara 13,859 compare
- 172 French Guiana 12,253 compare
- 173 Luxembourg 11,030 compare
More education data for Belize
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,497 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Belize?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Belize was 14,827 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 15,773 in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,091 in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Belize ranks 170th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release